TJ Blakeman
- Jan 31, 2018
- 2 min
99th Pursuit Squadron
Breaden Belcher, CCHM Museum Manager During World War II, the United States armed forces were segregated. But this didn’t stop African...
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Doug Peterson
- Jan 30, 2018
- 3 min
‘A Desolation for Wandering Cattle and Pigs’: The First U of I Class Encounters the Elephant
The University of Illinois began with one lone building, which looked out on a wide, open landscape on the southeast corner of University...
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Jason Peterson
- Dec 31, 2017
- 4 min
A Glacier Runs Through it: How Champaign County Got its Shape
Although Champaign County was named after a county in Ohio, its name couldn’t be more fitting. Champaign means “level, open country.”...
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Adele M. Suslick
- Sep 28, 2017
- 5 min
DAVID ANDERSON AND THE BATTLE OF PELELIU
The Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania launched the Island Mail in 1941. Built to carry 499 passengers, it...
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TJ Blakeman
- Sep 28, 2017
- 5 min
David Anderson and the Battle of Peleliu
By Adele M. Suslick, Museum Education Committee Chair The Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania launched the...
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